Spreadsheet Formatting and Appearance Modification Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply font formatting, cell alignment, and number formats to enhance spreadsheet appearance.
• Use borders, shading, and colours to highlight and differentiate data areas.
• Implement conditional formatting to automatically apply formatting based on cell values.
• Modify row heights and column widths to improve data display.
• Insert and format headers and footers for printed spreadsheets.
• Demonstrate the ability to save and apply custom styles and themes.

Target Audience

This course is designed for administrative staff, data capturers, and anyone who uses spreadsheets in their daily work and wishes to present data in a more polished and professional manner.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. Basic computer literacy and familiarity with spreadsheet software is recommended.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Learners will apply formatting techniques to real-world spreadsheets, including conditional formatting, page setup, and data validation. Practical exercises reinforce theoretical concepts and build confidence in modifying spreadsheet appearance.

Practical Activities

• Basic Formatting Exercise — Apply font styles, colours, borders, and alignment to a provided dataset; adjust column widths and row heights for clarity. (1h)
• Conditional Formatting and Themes — Use conditional formatting to highlight cells meeting specific criteria; apply a built-in theme and modify theme colours. (1h)
• Page Setup and Data Validation — Set up page layout options, insert headers/footers, and create data validation dropdown lists; protect the worksheet. (1h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.